Lunch: 5.10.12

The Girl's snack is some mini maple muffins (not pictured).

Her lunch is strawberries, mandarin oranges, carrots, and ham & cheese on pumpernickel.

Lunch for The Boy: 5.10.12

The Boy has a few maple mini muffins for snack (no picture, 28g).

Strawberries: 6g, mandarin oranges: 15g, sandwich: 35g, carrots: 4g

His lunch is mandarin oranges, strawberries, some carrots, and a ham & cheese sandwich on pumpernickel.

Lunch: 5.9.12

The Girl's snack is some mini maple muffins (which I made for Teacher Appreciation).

Her lunch is some leftover creamy crockpot shrimp risotto, strawberries, a small banana, and a ham & cheese on pumpernickel bread (store bought).

Lunch for The Boy: 5.9.12

Maple Muffins: 28g

The Boy's lunch is some maple mini muffins (I made them for Teacher Appreciation from an Allrecipes recipe).

Risotto: 18g, strawberries: 6g, banana: 28g, cheese & meat: 2g

His lunch is some Creamy Crockpot Risotto, strawberries, a small banana, ham & salami, and some Colby Jack cheese.

Recipe: Creamy Crockpot Shrimp Risotto

I found the idea for this recipe on Crockpot 365, and I changed it up a little and it is totally amazing!  I will be making it again, with different variations... the kids adored it!  It tasted kind of like mac and cheese, and the shrimp was subtle.  If you were the type that likes shrimp a lot, you could stir in some shrimp at the end, too.  That would be delicious.

Creamy Crockpot Shrimp Risotto

2 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 c arborio rice
1 can cream of shrimp soup (I found Campell's)
water up to 4 c
1/2 c shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 c frozen peas, thawed

Place the oil in the bottom of the crockpot (I used a 3 1/2 quart).  Pour in the arborio rice, and stir to coat with the oil.  Combine the soup with the water and stir into the rice.  Cook on high for about 2 1/2 hours, or until the rice is tender.  Stir in the cheese and the peas and serve!

Lunch: 5.8.12

The Girl's snack is a small banana (not pictured).

Her lunch is a sandwich thin with turkey and cheddar cheese with Miracle whip, pumpkin seeds from my Naturebox, carrot coins, strawberries, and Goldfish pretzels.

Lunch for The Boy: 4.8.12

The Boy's snack is a small banana (not pictured, 28g).

Sandwich: 30g, carrots: 3g, raisins: 17g, Goldfish pretzels: 12g, strawberries: 6g

His lunch is a sandwich thin with turkey, salami, Colby Jack cheese, hummus and Miracle whip, along with carrot coins, raisins, strawberries, and Goldfish pretzels.